Xavi, the Spanish midfielder retired from international football

Jitesh Jha

Aug 6, 2014 09:09 IST

Xavi Hernandez, the Spanish midfielder on 5 August 2014 announced his retirement from International football. The 34-year-old footballer represented his country for a record 133 times and helped the team to win some major events like• European Championships 2008 and 2012• 2010 World Cup in South Africa (first time win by the team in their history) against Netherlands 0-1 Spain

Xavi was a member of the Spain squad that failed to get past the first round at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil after facing a defeat in group stages (5-1 defeat by Netherlands and a 2-0 loss to Chile).About Xavi • He made his international debut on 15 November 2000 against the Netherlands, the year when Spain won an Olympic silver medal in Australia. He was the part of the squad• In 2008, he was named as the player of the tournament when Spain won the European Championship in Austria and Switzerland. This was the first international success of the team after 1964• He also plays as a midfielder for football club Barcelona

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